Journal article
School Difficulties at Adolescence in a Regional Cohort of Children Who Were Extremely Low Birth Weight
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare measures of psychometric assessment and school difficulties in a cohort of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) teenagers and term controls, and to determine whether there is stability in psychometric measures between age 8 and the teen years.
STUDY DESIGN: Longitudinal follow-up; geographically defined region.
Authors
Saigal S; Hoult LA; Streiner DL; Stoskopf BL; Rosenbaum PL
Journal
, Vol. 105, No. 2, pp. 325–331
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Publication Date
February 1, 2000
DOI
10.1542/peds.105.2.325
ISSN
0031-4005